Oregon State University is dedicated to promoting and fostering a safe environment for all students, staff and faculty. OSU is a campus community that does not condone sexual or gender-based violence in any form. The University provides resources for prevention, awareness, and response. OSU honors survivors of sexual violence by having policies that emphasize confidentiality to the highest level possible. OSU is dedicated to due process and appropriate response to each case of sexual violence.
Sexual violence is sexual or gender-based behavior that is unwanted and/or nonconsensual, and has the purpose or effect of producing harm. It includes behavior along a continuum of severity, from offensive talk to physical violence, including but not limited to rape. Underlying the continuum are the sexist beliefs and attitudes about the inferiority or lesser value of another, and a sense of entitlement and the right to impose the behavior on another. Such actions do violence to the liberty and freedom of another being. The policies below are designed to address such problem behavior.
While it is critically important that we take action against such problem behavior, it is equally important that we promote the best antidote, namely, attitudes, beliefs and behavior that honor and respect the personal liberty, freedom and equality of all.
OSU Sexual Harassment Policy
Sexual harassment is defined as: Unwelcome* sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or education;
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or education-related decisions affecting such an individual, or;
3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment.
*Employee conduct directed towards a student--whether unwelcome or welcome--can constitute sexual harassment under OAR 580-015-0010(2).
OSU Student Conduct Code
Rape, sexual assault, or unwanted sexual contact of any kind, or threat of such contact, are prohibited as is any physical abuse (see OAR 576-015-0015(4). Sexual contact shall be considered "unwanted" or without consent if no clear consent is freely given; if inflicted through force, threat of force, or coercion; or if inflicted upon a person who is unconscious or otherwise without the physical or mental capacity to consent. If sexual contact is inflicted on someone who is intoxicated or impaired in the exercise of their judgment by alcohol or drugs, it may be considered without consent.
Resources
SUPPORT AND CRISIS SERVICES
Sexual Assault Support Services 541-737-7604
(This service is for OSU students)
• 8-5pm M-F helpline and individual counseling/support services
• Located 5th floor of Snell Hall (CAPS)
Center Against Rape Domestic Violence (CARDV) 541-754-0110
(This service is available to OSU students, faculty and staff)
• 24 hours a day, 7 days a week advocacy and immediate support services
MEDICAL SERVICES
Student Health Services 541-737-WELL
Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department 541-768-5111
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Office 541-737-7880
Sexual Harassment Website: http://oregonstate.edu/shp/
REPORTING OPTIONS
Student Conduct & Community Standards 541-737-3656
Oregon State Police 541-737-3010
Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity 541-737-3556
Anonymous Reporting (and additional information about sexual violence and resources for survivors) is available through the OSU sexual assault website: http://oregonstate.edu/sexualassault/
